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"Tony saved my life. There's no doubt," Ken Hunter, a shipping company manager, told The Associated Press in a phone interview from Huntington Beach, Calif.
"Tony came up behind me and gave me the Heimlich maneuver. Thank God he was there."
Gonzalez, a nine-time Pro Bowl selection who has set numerous NFL records, was having dinner with his wife, brother and 5-week-old daughter at Capone's restaurant in Huntington Beach Thursday night. Hunter, 45, was dining with his girlfriend at the next table when suddenly a piece of meat stuck in his throat.
"I tried to take a drink of water, but I couldn't swallow," Hunter told The AP. "Then I couldn't breathe. That's a terrible feeling. I couldn't breathe. Then I guess I started to panic."
Gonzalez, sitting with his back to Hunter's table, looked around when he heard Hunter's companion yelling.
"She was screaming, 'He can't breathe, he can't breathe,'" Gonzalez said by phone from California, where he lives in the offseason. "The whole restaurant was quiet. Nobody was doing anything.
"Then I saw he was turning blue. Everybody in the restaurant was just kind of sitting there wide-eyed."
The 6-foot-5 Gonzalez, about a foot taller than Hunter, jumped out of his chair and came up behind the stricken man and began to perform the Heimlich maneuver.
"After just a few seconds, the piece of meat popped out," Hunter said. "I could breathe again. It's a good thing Tony is so tall because I had stood up -- I think."
Diana Martin, a restaurant employee, said no one else seemed to know what to do.
"He was so lucky Tony was there," Martin said. "In a situation like that, every second counts. It helped a lot that Tony's a big, strong guy because you have to be able to apply some pretty good pressure. I don't think I would have been strong enough to help him."
Hunter went into the restroom to clean up and didn't realize he'd been saved by a famous athlete until he came out.
"I'm a big NFL fan and I recognized him right away. I was still kind of dazed when I went over and thanked him and said, 'What can I do for you?' I guess I said it about 1,000 times."
Gonzalez, who has been active in charity and community activities during a brilliant career with the Chiefs, said he had no intention of having the incident become public.
"The next night I had a dinner for my grandmother's 90th birthday, and people were saying, `Why didn't you tell me about that?' I honestly don't want to make a big deal out of it. But of course it does give me a lot of satisfaction to know that I was able to help somebody."
One of the most productive receivers in pro football history, Gonzalez holds the NFL record for tight ends with 820 career receptions and 102 catches in a season. He needs only 79 more yards receiving to become the career leader among tight ends.
He has never received any formal instruction in the Heimlich maneuver.
"I had seen it done, so I just did it," Gonzalez said. "When you find yourself in those situations where you have to take action in a crucial situation, you just do it. I got the same feeling I get when I go on a hospital visit."
Hunter is a lifelong fan of the San Diego Chargers, one of Kansas City's key rivals in the AFC West, and plans to be at the game when the Chiefs visit the Chargers on Nov. 9.
"I'm Tony's No. 1 fan now," he said.
And what will this longtime follower of the Chargers do if they're ahead by four or five points in the final minute and Gonzalez runs into the end zone and leaps up for what would be the game-winning touchdown for K.C.?
"I'm going to be yelling for Tony to catch the ball," Hunter said. "I think all my friends will understand."Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press

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It wasn't in KC, I believe it was San Diego. Hometown Hero is not correct as he was born and lives in California, but if there is any guy KC wants to adopt Tony G is the guy. He was out to eat with his wife and 5 week old daughter in California. When the guy started choking.

This is the second guys life Tony Gonzalez has saved. The first was a photographer on the side lines that he accidentally knocked out running into him during a play. When they guy was taken to the hostipital a cat scan showed that they guy had a brain tumor starting to develop. This would have never been caught if Tony didn't knock him out.

It wasn't in KC, I believe it was San Diego. Hometown Hero is not correct as he was born and lives in California, but if there is any guy KC wants to adopt Tony G is the guy. He was out to eat with his wife and 5 week old daughter in California. When the guy started choking.

This is the second guys life Tony Gonzalez has saved. The first was a photographer on the side lines that he accidentally knocked out running into him during a play. When they guy was taken to the hostipital a cat scan showed that they guy had a brain tumor starting to develop. This would have never been caught if Tony didn't knock him out.

Thanks for the lesson bud!! We know where he was born and about him knocking the guy down on the side line. He is a hometown hero because he plays for our team and KC is the "hometown" of several in the crowd!!!

Thanks for the lesson bud!! We know where he was born and about him knocking the guy down on the side line. He is a hometown hero because he plays for our team and KC is the "hometown" of several in the crowd!!!

Sorry for sharing what I had heard on the radio this morning. I didn't see anything in the original post about Where It Was, only quotes about it.

I had assumed the perception was that it happened in KC and it didn't immediately cross my mind of why she was asking... I guess I should have just shut up and never posted and left the posting to the old guys and let the activety of post remain a snails crawl.

Sorry for sharing what I had heard on the radio this morning. I didn't see anything in the original post about Where It Was, only quotes about it.

I had assumed the perception was that it happened in KC and it didn't immediately cross my mind of why she was asking... I guess I should have just shut up and never posted and left the posting to the old guys and let the activety of post remain a snails crawl.

AFter reading the original post again, I clearly states that it was in Huntington Beach. My apologies again for trying to contribute to the forum.